Edgar Morais
Born: 1989-06-25 in Coimbra, Portugal
Known For: Acting
Biography
Edgar Morais is a Portuguese actor, director, screenwriter, and producer living in New York. Edgar won the award for Best Actor at Prishtina International Film Festival; the Best Acting award at Cineuphoria and was nominated for a Portuguese Golden Globe for his performance in Albania's official Oscar submission A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On, for which he received rave reviews from international press such as Variety and Screen International. His directorial works include Heatstroke which screened in competition at PÖFF Shorts, Maryland Film Festival, IndieLisboa and others and We Won't Forget which screened at over 25 festivals including Palm Springs ShortFest, Hamptons, Woodstock, Tirana, Dresden, Rooftop Films, IndieLisboa and Rio de Janeiro and went on to win the Grand Jury Prize and the award for Best Editing at Castrovillari, and the Honorable Mention at FEST New Directors New Films. The film was also nominated for a Portuguese Academy Award (Sophia) for Best Short Film and was selected as Vimeo Staff Pick and Short of the Week.
Filmography
2024
- The Worst Man in London as Simeon Solomon
2023
- Lovely, Dark, and Deep as James Moore
2022
- A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On as Gezim
- Remains of the Wind as Amílcar
2021
2020
- Chasing Eagle Rock as Jaffa
2019
- Heatstroke ... (Director)
2018
- Marfa Girl 2 as Zaden
- You See the Moon
2017
- Good Time as Arcade Guy (uncredited)
2014
- Greece as Greek Boy
2012
- The Napkin as Edgar
- Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean as Franco
2009
- Ctrl as Jeremy
- Fault Line
2008
- From Now On as Nelson